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Normalizing Inclusion

Normalizing Inclusion

An exhibit of works by incarcerated artists showcases the life of the mind and the strength of the human spirit.

Agustín Maes

7 May 2026 · 4 min read

Zach Litwack Confronts The Ritual Of Toxic Positivity

Zach Litwack Confronts The Ritual Of Toxic Positivity

His new exhibition “I’m Good. How Are You?” invites us to ask how "fine" we really are.

Alicia Chesser

1 May 2026 · 5 min read

In A Tiny Gallery, “Fragmented Landscapes” Layers Space With Memory

In A Tiny Gallery, “Fragmented Landscapes” Layers Space With Memory

Caty Smith’s global travels inspire a vulnerable, meditative body of photographic experiments

Ariana Jakub Brandes

23 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

Lilliputian Loveliness

Lilliputian Loveliness

The foursquare nature of Gina Pearlin's mysterious compositions allow the viewer to fill in the blanks.

Agustín Maes

7 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

“Roughly Right” Doesn’t Need You To Be Perfect

“Roughly Right” Doesn’t Need You To Be Perfect

Alicia Kelly’s show at 108|Contemporary brings a carpenter’s materials and an artist’s mentality together

Ariana Jakub Brandes

9 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

Whose Collective Memory?

Whose Collective Memory?

A Civil Rights exhibit at the Old State Capitol tries to avoid "politics."

Serena Puang

2 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

Good Fire: Tending Native Lands

Good Fire: Tending Native Lands

OMCA’s current exhibit bridges the gap between our contemporary, (understandably) visceral, fear of fire, and fire’s role as a creator/destroyer/renewer

Frederick Noland

12 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

The Deliciously Unsettling Power of Clayton Keyes’ ‘Subterfuge’

The Deliciously Unsettling Power of Clayton Keyes’ ‘Subterfuge’

The ceramics exhibition at 108|Contemporary explored complex ideas with both frankness and subtlety

Alicia Chesser

8 Dec 2025 · 5 min read

An audience of people hold their hands up while people on stage in front do the same. There is a nature background displayed on a screen behind them.

DPS Students Experience the Magic of Dance Theatre of Harlem

Aspiring young performers gathered to watch live ballet at the Detroit Opera House.

Caria Taylor

23 Nov 2025 · 4 min read

Like The Restaurant Workers She Portrays, Sophia del Rio’s “Mise en Place” Accomplishes A Lot With A Little

Like The Restaurant Workers She Portrays, Sophia del Rio’s “Mise en Place” Accomplishes A Lot With A Little

The show at Positive Space is a reflection—and indictment—of the restaurant industry

Alicia Chesser

23 Oct 2025 · 4 min read

Sean Hages Blows Up

Sean Hages Blows Up

Inflatable, immersive art installation takes viewers to Planet Detroit.

Ryan Patrick Hooper

15 Oct 2025 · 3 min read

Cedric Mitchell Is The Maestro Of His Own Glassblowing Funk Concerto

Cedric Mitchell Is The Maestro Of His Own Glassblowing Funk Concerto

The California-based, Tulsa-born glassblower put on a fiery show in his hometown

Ryan Anderson

15 Oct 2025 · 4 min read

A white and black frame stands on an easel with the words “Fight the Power” a clothing rack and backdrop stands on the back.

Art Collector James Wheeler’s Legacy Lives On Through Black Canon

Portraits In Power Fundraiser James E. Wheeler Collection Detroit Historical Museum Oct. 11, 2025 Siblings Alima Wheeler-Trapp and Ali J. Wheeler hosted a fundraiser featuring their father’s art collection

Caria Taylor

12 Oct 2025 · 5 min read

A piece of artwork lies on the table, arms reach out and contribute to the painting using pieces of charcoal.

Collaborative Canvas

Gilda Award-winning painter and muralist Oshun Williams led a workshop for the local community at the DIA

Caria Taylor

19 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

Jewels of Emerald Precision

Jewels of Emerald Precision

Painter Kelly Ording presents a unified green palette that's precise, conceptually centered, and geometrically bedazzling.

Agustín Maes

18 Sep 2025 · 4 min read

Lib Art: It’s Not Political

Lib Art: It’s Not Political

A library staff art show offers small—if marginally confusing—fun.

Sarah Bass

18 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

In “Dinkum Hokum” And “STATE OF THE UNION,” Artists Respond To A Weird Time

In “Dinkum Hokum” And “STATE OF THE UNION,” Artists Respond To A Weird Time

Digital dissociation and nationalistic idiocy are two of the most important undercurrents in American society today; it’s exciting to see artists take on both with such vigor.

Z.B. Reeves

16 Sep 2025 · 5 min read

A painting of a young Black boy with a raised fist on his shirt, one eye glowing orange, stands before a fiery sunrise with the word "RISE" in the sky, displayed in a gallery.

SustainACity: An Environmental Art Exhibition by and for Detroiters

Exhibition highlights the intersection of environmental justice and art.

Caria Taylor

15 Sep 2025 · 2 min read